How the UTM universe works
Every path, step by step. Choose a platform or search for the task you want to complete.
Prepare and supportPrepare and support: where to start
- Open Prepare and support.Choose My participation, Support a runner or UTM live according to your needs.
- Select your race within that area.Locations, transport, access and timings depend on the distance selected.
- Check current maps and documents.Information marked provisional remains subject to confirmation by the organisers.
Prepare and supportOrganise my participation
- Choose your race to view the start, transport, finish and operational information.Open the panels for details.
- Use the checklist to review registration, regulations, equipment and documents.Ticking a task records your own progress; it does not validate your entry with the organisers.
- If you choose to save your preparation, it stays in this browser.Confirm your entry on the official registration platform and check your race timings and rules.
Prepare and supportFind spectator locations and passage estimates
- In Support a runner, choose the race and open Spectator locations.Use View all locations for the full list for that distance.
- Each card shows the location and estimated first and last runner times, including the date.Open its official map link to locate the point.
- Estimates are not cut-off times or access permissions.Check restrictions before travelling; a spectator location does not authorise personal assistance.
Prepare and supportCheck restricted access, closures and parking
- Choose the race in Support a runner and open Access, closures and parking.Zones follow the course order; open each zone for its access points and parking areas.
- Read the restriction type, hours or status and who may pass.Use Open this location on the map to find the exact access point.Entrances within one zone are local alternatives, not successive runner passages.
- Respect closures and keep emergency access clear.The estimated last runner time does not determine when a road reopens.An unconfirmed schedule does not mean unrestricted access.
Prepare and supportMay I provide support or enter an aid station?
- At the Ansiães life base, reserved for UTME 120K, only one supporter is permitted per runner.To enter the life-base area, that person must show the accreditation supplied by the organisers.
- Accreditation only permits entry to the life-base area.It is not a parking permit and does not authorise accompanying the runner on the course or entering other aid stations.
- Personal assistance is only allowed in expressly authorised areas.At Ansiães, for UTME 120K, the limit is one accredited supporter per runner.
Prepare and supportCheck transport and the start location
- In My participation, select your race and open transport to the start.Check the boarding location in Amarante, destination and boarding deadline.
- The announced transport is exclusively for runners, from Amarante to the starts.It is not a supporter service.
- Check restrictions in the start area before planning your journey.Passage estimates and cut-off times do not replace boarding instructions.
Prepare and supportFollow UTM remotely
- Open UTM live for official channels, news and the programme.Select the race where applicable.
- Use only results, checkpoint or content links made available by the organisers.This area does not guarantee video streaming or GPS tracking of runners.
- To watch in person, use Support a runner and check access.In an emergency, call 112; the Help centre and Maronejo are not emergency services.
Prepare and supportWithdrawal and collection
- The races are semi-self-sufficient.Each runner must prepare equipment, food and hydration for the sectors and continually assess their condition and ability to proceed.The cut-off is checked when leaving the aid station.The runner must leave before the deadline; after the cut-off they may not continue into the sector, even outside the competition.The station remains operational to receive the last runner in the sector and is not demobilised merely because the predicted last runner has passed.Closure depends on the applicable cut-off, Race Direction instructions and, where required, confirmation by the responsible official.After the cut-off, the team ensures safe closure.Anyone who does not leave before the deadline is withdrawn and follows collection instructions, without proceeding into the sector, even outside the competition.
- Collection following voluntary withdrawal is provided at officially authorised aid stations while operational and within their cut-off times, under the organisers’ transport plan.Tell the official, confirm that withdrawal is recorded and remain contactable unless unable to do so.Transport is not immediate and the wait may last several hours.If you need to return to the previous aid station, do so only if it remains operational and you can return safely.If it is closed or returning is unsafe, contact race command using the SOS numbers on your bib and follow instructions.
- If you voluntarily withdraw outside those stations, you must notify race command using the SOS contacts on your bib.You arrange transport by your own means and at your expense; the organisers do not arrange it or cover its costs.This does not exclude duties of assistance, rescue and evacuation in a medical or safety emergency.Ordinary fatigue alone does not guarantee collection outside aid stations.Report injury, illness, suspected medical conditions or danger using the SOS contacts on your bib; in an emergency, call 112.The medical team assesses whether you may continue and may order withdrawal.Evacuation depends on severity, location, accessibility, weather, team safety and available resources; stabilisation and waiting may be necessary.Immediate evacuation is not guaranteed at every location.Follow withdrawal orders and do not force progress or return in unsafe conditions.